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Audiometry
Number of children given sweep test 8,277
Number of children given pure tone test 557
Number of children referred to otologist 385
Height and Weight Survey
In my last annual report I mentioned the height and weight survey which was
carried out during the year at five primary schools and four secondary schools. A
feature of the survey was the follow-up carried out in the Autumn Term 1967 in which
494 primary school children and 701 secondary school children took part.
Social Work
The Social Workers concerned with the School Health Service are jointly
appointed by the Inner London Education Authority and the London Borough of
Southwark, and have a responsibility for special investigation clinics, audiology
clinics, selected eye clinics, and selected clinics at Guy's Hospital.
At special investigation clinics children are seen who suffer from enuresis,
obesity and minor behaviour problems. The social workers make contact with the
homes and work with the clinic doctor in dealing with the total family situation
where this is appropriate.
At audiology clinics the social worker is one of a team consisting of the otologist,
school nurse and social worker. Close contact is maintained with the peripatetic
teacher of the deaf and the staff of the schools for the deaf and partially hearing.
The Social Workers have continued to give support to the families of deaf children
including those where their child is at boarding school.
At Guy's Hospital a full-time senior social worker continued to maintain close
liaison and advised on all local authority services available for the school child and
the handicapped pre-school child.
Health Education
A total of 407 talks were given by medical officers, health visitors, public health
inspectors, school nurses and district nurses which included the following subjects:
Ante-natal care
Infant feeding
Growing up
Nutrition
Mothercraft
Prophylaxis
Family and human relationships
Sex education
Drugs
Smoking
Social and health services
Venereal diseases.
115 films were used to illustrate these talks.
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